The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-02

Frank Lee, foreman of the blacksmith
shop ut the car department of the Western
/ and Atlantic railroad, at Atlanta, struck
| his last lick in the shop Wednesday. He
! has been in the employ of the Western and
Atlantic railroad for thirty-three years,
| and has, by hard licks and plenty of them,
accumulated a comfortable fortune. lie
| proposes now to take some rest and live in
! "A quiet way on his income, which is ample
for the support of himself and wife. Mr..
Lee, when he closed his days work and was
about to sever his connection with his asso-
ciates of the road, was surrounded by
| number of his friends, who TO show him
| their appreciation of him as a man and as a
! friend, presented him with gold-head
cane.
Columbus EnqiGrer-Sun: 1t was one of
those warm days last week. Court was IN
session, and the colonel carried his overcoat
to the courthouse, to protect him from the
rain which was threatening. The convicts
were working in the court yard, and had
scattered cotton seed over the ground.
About loon the sun shone Out and the court
adjourned. Sheriff Burrus looked out the
window and remarked that it was showing.
The colonel saw the cotton seed, thought it
was snow, and began to shiver. He said
that he had felt chilly all the forenoon, and
had told some one that morning that he
thought it would snow. The court smiled,
and some lawyers winked at one another
and the innocent Colonel donned his over
coat shivering and walked out. "Hello,
Colonel, y said a friend at is not snow; il
is cotton seed "JeSso,n said the Colonel,
as he crept silently away.
At Atlanta new feature of the city cleo
ton is the appearance of negro candidates
for the City Council. A. w. Burnett has
announced himself a candidate from the
i,.l a-I nI INT11f- ba toilcp
is thinking over the matter and may run for
Councilman from the Fourth ward. He says
he has been requested by a number Of the
white and black citizens of the fourth to be-
come candidate. If he does, he will be
ready to sacrifice his personal advantages
for the sake of harmony and the good of
Atlanta. 'It will be foolish for me to say
what will do until l know what will suit
both parties, said he. II have been here
twenty years, and always have been for the
good Of the city. was in there once and
came out with a clean record" Henry Fain
the colored tailor, says the announcement of
his name as a candidate for Council from
the Fourth was unauthorized.
At Atlanta Wednesday Charley High
tower, young man u years of age died at
St Georges Hotel, in the James Bank block.
Saturday night last, about 10 o'clock, young
Hightower entered the hotel. after beng
absent the greater portion of the day, and,
going into his brothers room, stated that he
had been assaulted and struck on the head
with a rock. The statement he made was
as follows: 81 was walking down Ivy street,
near the hospital, and met three or four ne
groes, and one of them asked me if was wet
or dry. l did not answer, and attempted to
pass on. The crowd then got in front of me
and insisted that l tell them if | was wet
or dry. replied that was both, but this
did not satisfy them and had to tell them
the truth, that | was dry. | then moved
rapidly away, fearing trouble, when a rock
struck me on the left side Of my head just
behind the ear | did not know the negroes
and don't know as | ever saw them before"
His death resulted from the effects of the
blow